Gynecological Solution
Women of all ages have gynecological problems. Below are the most common gynecological problems.
Oncology:
Oncology is the specialty of treating cancer with surgery. There are many types of cancer surgeries, ranging from treatment of prostate cancer to breast cancer. There is some overlap in the practice of surgical oncology. For example, a brain surgeon may operate on brain tumors.
Alternative therapy or seeking unconventional methods in cancer treatment is common in all societies including developed world. There are three main causes or areas where people look towards these alternative places for treatment for their disease.
- Though it can offer a plethora of treatment, the scientific community does not guarantee cure. An indecisive patient is then easily lured by tall claimers.
- Even when the patient accepts conventional treatment, he uses other therapies in the belief that these treatments are non toxic and may add an additional factor in bringing about cure by raising their body strength and disease fighting capacity.
- The patient is reluctant to go through all the hassles of a rigorous conventional treatment and seek easier solution through alternative paths which he thinks is cheaper, easier to comply with and has no side effects.
Turner Syndrome
The normal amount of human chromosomes is 46. Chromosomes contain all of your genes and DNA, the building blocks of the body. Two of these chromosomes, the sex chromosomes, determine if you become a boy or a girl. Females normally have two of the same sex chromosomes, written as XX. Males have an X and a Y chromosome (written as XY).
In Turner syndrome, cells are missing all or part of an X chromosome. The condition only occurs in females. Most commonly, the female patient has only one X chromosome. Others may have two X chromosomes, but one of them is incomplete. Sometimes, a female has some cells with two X chromosomes, but other cells have only one.
Turner syndrome occurs in about 1 out of 2,000 live births.
Testicular Feminization Syndrome:
Now more appropriately called the complete androgen insensitivity syndrome, this is a genetic disorder that makes XY fetuses insensitive (unresponsive) to androgens (male hormones). Instead, they are born looking externally like normal girls. Internally, there is a short blind-pouch vagina and no uterus, fallopian tubes or ovaries. There are testes in the abdomen or the inguinal canal.
The complete androgen insensitivity syndrome is usually detected at puberty when a girl should but does not begin to menstruate. Many of the girls with the syndrome have no pubic or axillary (armpit) hair. They have luxuriant scalp hair without temporal (male-pattern) balding. They are sterile and cannot bear children. They are at high risk for osteoporosis and so should take estrogen replacement therapy.
The gene for the syndrome is on the X chromosome in band Xq11-q12. The gene codes for the androgen receptor (also called the dihydrotestosterone receptor). This gene is mutant in the complete androgen insensitivity syndrome. Because of the mutation, the cells cannot respond to androgen. If a woman has the mutation on one of her X chromosomes, the risk for each of her XY offspring to receive the gene and have the syndrome is one-half (50%).
There are also partial androgen insensitivity syndromes. They usually result in micropenis with hypospadias and gynecomastia (male breast development). These conditions (which include a disorder called Reifenstein syndrome) are also due to mutations in the androgen receptor gene.
The complete androgen insensitivity syndrome was once referred to as testicular feminization (TFM). The name "complete androgen insensitivity syndrome" is scientifically accurate and is more satisfactory to patients and their families.
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding.
Abnormal uterine bleeding is a common, debilitating condition. Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) is the diagnosis given to women with abnormal uterine bleeding in whom no clear etiology can be identified. DUB has been observed in both ovulatory and anovulatory cycles. Medical treatments include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, oral contraceptive pills, progestins, danazol (a synthetic androgen), GnRH agonists, and antifibrinolytic drugs. The drawback to medical therapy, in addition to side effects, is that the benefit lasts only while the patient takes the medication. Surgical options have concentrated mainly on endometrial ablation and hysterectomy, and it is unclear whether one is superior to the other in terms of long-term outcome and patient satisfaction. Newer and less invasive ablation techniques, such as thermal balloon ablation, offer more treatment alternatives.
White Discharge
White: Thick, white discharge is common at the beginning and end of your cycle. Normal white discharge is not accompanied by itching. If itching is present, thick white discharge can indicate a yeast infection.
Menstrual Abnormality
Some women suffer so much from this as 'PMS', who come to change the whole routine in the period. But nowadays, it is necessary to act more so because the medicine had his advances. The TPM is given by variations in the levels of chemicals in the brain. These vary in response to hormonal changes that occur before and during menstruation. And the result is a lot of anger, depression, anxiety and many other symptoms. To treat this condition, you should relax and do physical exercises especially in the long term.
During the menstrual period, it is recommended rest and light diet with little salt. But as each case is unique, it is worth looking for special treatment, if it change the day-to-day.